pelisse

(pə lēs′)

noun

a long cloak or outer coat, esp. one made, lined, or trimmed with fur

Origin: Fr < OFr < VL pellicia, for pellicia (vestis) < L pellicius, made of skins < pellis, a skin: for IE base see fell

See pelisse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French pelice

Origin: , from Late Latin pellīcia

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , feminine of pellīcius, made of skin

Origin: , from pellis, skin; see pel-³ in Indo-European roots

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